Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 475
473 thereof is with my Lord in the book of decrees. My Lord erreth not, nor forgetteh. XX: 5 1,52. Do the people think that they shall be left alone on the say- ing u We believe" and they shall not be tried? When We did try those who preceded them. Therefore God will mark tbose who are sincere and mark the liars. XXIX: 1,2. Is it not an example to tbem, how many generations We have destroyed before them, in whose dwellings they do walk? Truly herein are signs ; will they not then hear ? XXXII : 26. Traditions. The Holy Prophet Mahornad, Peace and blessings of God be on him says : Verily God shall raise for my followers at the beginning of every century a man wbo shall revive their religion for them. He wbo dies without recognising the Imam-e Zaman (i. e. the Spiritual leader of the time) certainly perishes in a death of ignorance. The man who died without the Spiritual Leader certainly perisbed in ignorance ; and he wbo refused to obey him sball have no argument (for bis salvation) on the Judgment Day. Four men will offer tbeir excuses on the Day of Resurrection. Firstly the deaf wbo hears nothing. Secondly the insane, thirdly the old decrepit and fourthly the still born. The deaf will say, my Lord Islam came and I heard nothing; the insane will say, Islam came and I was pelted by boys ; the old person will say, Islam came and I understood nothing; the still born will say, my Lord no Apostle of thine came to me. God will exact a contract of obedience from them and then order them to go to Hell. I swear by Him in whose hands is the life of